The King's Castle

The Wall at the entrance to town:


In Warsaw there was the king's castle: Zamek królewski. This was the Kings' home for the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Throne Room

Apparently this was the King's Bedroom.


The castle was destroyed January 1945 after the 'uprising' August 1, 1944 until October 2, 1944 63 days of battle between the polish underground army and the Germans.

The old town was rebuilt starting soon after the war, the Castle lay dormant and destroyed. In the 70s the Polish finally rebuilt the castle finishing in the 80s. There were lots of things donated from the surrounding governments to replace the contents stolen or destroyed by the Germans.

In the 15-18th century the capital (the second capital of Poland) was in Krakow. And there is the previous king's castle. The locals say this castle was rigged with explosives and the German's failed to wire them up correctly to blow up the castle as the Russians were coming in. These pictures are from the original Castle at this location.